More than 100,000 people are expected to make their annual trek to Las Vegas in January – and no they're not taking the trip to gamble (mostly).We're, of course, talking…
Tacora Capital has raised its second fund, after Peter Thiel backed its first fund with $250 million. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only. Source
Soapbox Project founder and CEO Nivi Achanta, standing, at an invite-only December soft launch of the nonprofit’s new weekly meeting space at Seattle’s Slip Gallery. The nonprofit’s public launch in…
The Bill Gates-backed startup uses AI to comb through massive data sets in an attempt to find more critical minerals. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.…
Dutch startup Legato is leading an effort to bring support for streaming speakers to Matter. | Image: Legato Matter, the smart home standard designed to connect and control all your…
Clockwise, from top left: Erik Benson from Voyager; Heather Redman from Flying Fish Ventures; Sri Chandrasekar from Point 72 Ventures; Kyle Lui from Bling Capital; and Ken Horenstein from Pack…
Back in 2019, we told you about an intriguing experiment to test a famous anthropological legend about an elderly Inuit man in the 1950s who fashioned a knife out of…
The Pokemon Company’s new venture, Pokemon TCG Pocket, could benefit from several Quality of Life (QoL) updates. While the game is enjoyable and well-polished, its status as a recent release…
When players first venture into the blocky landscape of Minecraft, many will primarily walk or run through the various biomes or multiplayer maps to traverse the land. However, over Minecraft’s…
Like many highly valued startups, SpaceX sometimes allows its employees to cash out some of their shares by selling to company-authorized outside investors. TechCrunch has gotten a peek at an…
Accel has raised $650 million for its eighth India fund as the U.S. venture firm expands its investment strategy in the South Asian market. The new fund follows the firm’s…
Venture capitalists are already swarming crypto again, in a potential replay of 2021. Some in the industry say that’s a bad thing. Source
TechCrunch’s Found podcast, which has brought listeners the stories behind the startups since April 2022, released its final episode today. I’ve been one of the hosts of Found since November…
French food delivery startup Epicery will cease operations Tuesday, after one last holiday season hurrah for its clients and the local food businesses that were using the platform during its…
These simple cybersecurity resolutions can help keep your startup protected from most malicious hackers. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only. Source
Asset management firm Fidelity slashed the estimated worth of its stake in business messaging platform Gupshup by another 7.7% last month, lowering the value of its holding in the SaaS…
After a surprise shutdown that shocked customers, Vancouver, B.C.-based startup Bench Accounting will be acquired by Employer.com. The companies made the announcement Monday morning on their websites. “Your service will…
Bench, the VC-backed accounting startup that left thousands of customers locked out of their accounts after it suddenly shut down last week, will be acquired by Employer.com for an undisclosed…
Better weather forecasting can have significant economic and social impacts for wide-ranging sectors, including energy, agriculture and transportation. (GeekWire Photo / Brent Roraback) Working on Aurora, Microsoft’s AI foundation model…
German electric air taxi company Volocopter has filed for bankruptcy protection, the latest in a string of similar startups to hit financial turbulence. The company plans to keep operating while…